On March 31, ISDA, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) sent a letter to the French tax authority about changes being made to Articles 119 bis A and 119 bis 2 of the general French tax code in the Loi des Finances pour 2025. In February, the French parliament passed budget legislation that broadened the application of withholding tax for both cleared and non-cleared derivatives involving payments related to manufactured dividends.
In the letter, the associations request that detailed administrative guidelines are issued as soon as possible. The lack of guidelines makes it more difficult for the associations’ member firms to accurately determine the scope of the new legislation and calculation of the withholding tax when due.
Documents (1) for Joint Letter on Changes to French General Tax Code
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